Banality Synonyms and Antonyms

bə-năl'ĭ-tē, bā-

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Synonyms for Banality

commonplace
(Archaic) A passage marked for reference or entered in a commonplace book.
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platitude
A claim that is trivially true, to the point of being uninteresting.
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trite phrase
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bromide
A commonplace remark or notion; a platitude.
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stereotype
A fixed or conventional notion or conception, as one regarding a social or ethnic group
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cliché
Something, most often a phrase or expression, that is overused or used outside its original context, so that its original impact and meaning are lost. A trite saying; a platitude. [from 19th c.]
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unoriginality
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banalness
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corniness
The state or condition of being corny
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familiarness
Quality of being familiar.
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fustiness
The quality of being fusty
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platitudinousness
The quality of being platitudinous.
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prosaicism
The quality or state of being prosaic; a prosaic manner or style.
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Antonyms for Banality

original saying
common saying
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nuance
Expression or appreciation of subtle shades of meaning, feeling, or tone:
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innovation
The act or process of innovating
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coinage
Metal currency.
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Words Related to Banality

cliché
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surprise
The feeling that something unexpected has happened.
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absurdity
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blandness
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inanity
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nastiness
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mundanity
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amorality
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vulgarity
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Banality Sentence Examples

  • What is not in doubt is that Owen is a master wordsmith whose style ranges from high lyricism to naturalistic banality.

  • A moment of unintentional hilarity occurred when a Bobby Ball anecdote rendered the assembled celebs speechless with its stupefying banality.

  • The first is, of course, Banality, which will keep changelings away from most mundane interactions with other PCs.

  • Whether the movie makes us feel infinite or make our sides ache with laughter, we are able to lose our everyday banality in memories of our own high school experiences.

  • Instead it is a joke about the banality of some of the "celebrity" tweets - Jessica Simpson breaking a heel, for example, or Ashton Kutcher going to the grocery store for salad.

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